Summary

Name MSN
Full Name Moesin
Synonyms Membrane-organizing extension spike protein
Primary ID P26038
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Type protein
Relations 9
Function Ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) family protein that connects the actin cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane and thereby regulates the structure and function of specific domains of the cell cortex. Tethers actin filaments by oscillating between a resting and an activated state providing transient interactions between moesin and the actin cytoskeleton (PubMed:10212266). Once phosphorylated on its C-terminal threonine, moesin is activated leading to interaction with F-actin and cytoskeletal rearrangement (PubMed:10212266). These rearrangements regulate many cellular processes, including cell shape determination, membrane transport, and signal transduction (PubMed:12387735, PubMed:15039356). The role of moesin is particularly important in immunity acting on both T and B-cells homeostasis and self-tolerance, regulating lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs (PubMed:9298994, PubMed:9616160). Modulates phagolysosomal biogenesis in macrophages (By similarity). Participates also in immunologic synapse formation (PubMed:27405666).

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MSN 0.388
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ img/unknown.png phosphorylation MSN 0.451
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MSN 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MSN 0.556
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MSN 0.615
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation MSN 0.686
Publications: 1 Organism: Chlorocebus Aethiops
+ form complex img/form-complex.png binding MSN/PDZD8 0.32
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates img/indirect-activation.png Platelet_aggregation 0.7
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens